book; volume; this; present; main; head
one more time; once more; once again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
failure; mistake; blunder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
god (esp. the Christian God)
to tear up and throw away
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
physical condition; state of health
these guys; these fellows
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...